UKRAINE, KHARKIV OBLAST, Oct. 20 — Russian infiltration groups have to walk 15-20 kilometers (9-12 miles) to reach front lines because Ukrainian drone attacks have disrupted Russian logistics in the Kupiansk area, deputy commander of the 33th Brigade’s Unmanned Systems Battalion with callsign “Turist” said during Suspilne News live broadcast.

Turist said that previously, Russian troops were able to advance 5–7 kilometers (3-4 miles) toward the front line.

“We always try to track Russian logistics, their transport movements, and their units that deliver supplies deep into their rear. To identify and destroy them,” he said.

Turist explained that logistics involves delivering ammunition, provisions, equipment, supplies, and drones to the front lines — “everything that the infantry and [drone] pilots need.”

For several months, the brigade’s drones targeted Russian ground drones, motorcycles, quad bikes with trailers, and military off-road vans.

Turist said that in the autumn, it’s especially hard for Russian infantry to cover such a long  distance on foot. “The [Russian] soldiers just lie down in their sleeping bags and sleep under the bushes. And that works out very well for us.”

The Institute for the Study of War reported that crossing the Oskil River remains the main Russian task on the Kupiansk axis. The Oskil river runs through Kupiansk, an important logistics hub connecting the region to Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts.

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